Planned Parenthood v. Danforth

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Planned Parenthood v. Danforth was a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down several Missouri abortion restrictions, including spousal and parental consent requirements, as unconstitutional.

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instanceOf United States Supreme Court case
landmark abortion rights case
arguedDate 1976-01-12
1976-01-13
citation 428 U.S. 52
concurrenceBy Justice Potter Stewart NERFINISHED
Justice Thurgood Marshall NERFINISHED
Justice William J. Brennan Jr. NERFINISHED
constitutionalProvision Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
decidingCourt Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED
decisionDate 1976-07-01
dissentBy Justice Byron R. White NERFINISHED
Justice William H. Rehnquist NERFINISHED
docketNumber 74-1151
fullCaseName Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri v. Danforth NERFINISHED
hasJurisdiction United States NERFINISHED
holding Ban on saline amniocentesis abortion method after the first trimester is unconstitutional
Certain Missouri abortion regulations were unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment
Parental consent requirement for abortion for minors is unconstitutional as written
Recordkeeping and reporting requirements for abortions are largely constitutional
Requirement that a woman sign a detailed consent form is constitutional
Spousal consent requirement for abortion is unconstitutional
issue Whether Missouri could ban certain abortion methods
Whether Missouri could impose specific informed consent and recordkeeping rules
Whether Missouri could require parental consent for minors seeking abortions
Whether Missouri could require spousal consent for abortions
joinedByInMajority Chief Justice Warren E. Burger NERFINISHED
Justice John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED
Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. NERFINISHED
Justice Potter Stewart NERFINISHED
Justice Thurgood Marshall NERFINISHED
Justice William J. Brennan Jr. NERFINISHED
legalSubject abortion
constitutional law
reproductive rights
majorityOpinionBy Justice Harry A. Blackmun NERFINISHED
originatingJurisdiction State of Missouri NERFINISHED
petitioner Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri NERFINISHED
reliesOnPrecedent Roe v. Wade NERFINISHED
reporter United States Reports
respondent John C. Danforth NERFINISHED
respondentRole Attorney General of Missouri NERFINISHED
result Certain other Missouri abortion regulations upheld in part
Missouri parental consent provision invalidated
Missouri spousal consent provision invalidated
stateLawChallenged Missouri abortion statute of 1974
subsequentCitation Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey NERFINISHED
Webster v. Reproductive Health Services NERFINISHED
volume 428
year 1976

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